Windows Folders

The %SystemRoot% folder, located at \Windows, contains many subfolders:

  • <language-region>. Contains regional versions of some Windows tools. This folder is named using the language-region format. For example, the \Windows\en-US folder contains United States English-language version of Windows tools.

  • Addins. ActiveX controls (.ocx) files.

  • AppPatch. Application compatibility files.

  • Assembly. Assembly files used for Microsoft .NET Framework–based applications.

  • Boot. Copies of files located in the \Boot folder.

  • Branding. Used by computer manufacturers that want to insert custom branding into the operating system.

  • CSC. Offline files that are used during client-side caching.

  • Cursors. Cursor and icon files.

  • Debug. Log files.

  • DigitalLocker. Contains ...

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